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Drivers were urged to avoid Churchtown this morning after a large sink hole appeared in the road.

The hole, which is 15ft by 10ft, is at the busy traffic lights at the junction of the A565 and the A5267.

The hole, thought to have been caused by a collapsed sewer, caused delays for drivers heading through the village, and motorists commuting from Southport to Preston.

A spokesman for United Utilities said that their engineers were currently at the scene.

The spokesman explained that engineers were now using tankers to pump water from the hole. Engineers were also trying to find the exact location of the sewer.

Residents are urged to avoid contact with the water, which may contain some sewage.

The spokesman said that the A5267 was closed from the lights down to the Subway store, but that the A565 remained open.

Fishmonger Kevin Peet, who’s business is at the junction, said: “It is traffic chaos this morning. The hole is huge, and there is a lot of water in the road too.”

A spokesman for Merseyside Police said: “We were called at 12.23am this morning by United Utilities after a sewer collapsed in Mill Road overnight. It’s 15ft by 10ft. The junction of Sunny Road and Preston New Road has been closed.”